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Field, Michael

(Encyclopedia) Field, Michael, pseud. used by two English authors, Katherine Harris Bradley, 1846–1914, and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, 1862–1913, who collaborated on numerous literary works,…

Field, Rachel

(Encyclopedia) Field, Rachel, 1894–1942, American writer, b. New York City, educated at Radcliffe. Her books for children include The Cross-Stitch Heart and Other One-Act Plays (1927), Hitty: Her…

field mouse

(Encyclopedia) field mouse: see mouse; vole.

field spaniel

(Encyclopedia) field spaniel, breed of medium-sized sporting dog developed in England from crosses between cocker spaniels and Sussex spaniels. It stands about 18 in. (45.7 cm) high at the shoulder…

Towton Field

(Encyclopedia) Towton FieldTowton Fieldtouˈtən [key], North Yorkshire, N England, near Tadcaster. It was the scene (1461) of a bloody and decisive battle in which the forces of Edward IV defeated the…

Bosworth Field

(Encyclopedia) Bosworth Field, Leicestershire, central England. It was the scene of the battle (1485) at which Richard III was killed and the crown was passed to his opponent, the earl of Richmond (…

Todd TIAHRT, Congress, KS (1951)

TIAHRT, Todd, a Representative from Kansas; born in Vermillion, Clay County, S.Dak., June 15, 1951; attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, S.Dak.; B.A., Evangel…